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Tri Delta national headquarters responds to ABC series
Laura Bryant
Issue date: 8/31/07 Section: Campus
"There has been some general frustration with the way the Greek
community is perceived on the program, as it fails to highlight the positive aspects of Greek life while focusing mainly on the social component," Makulec said. "The program also promotes underage drinking to its target audience, which includes many of our future potential new members."
According to Shimberg, Tri Delta is nationally concerned with how stereotypical behavior of Greek life is being portrayed-binge drinking, promiscuous sex and drug use.
"To me and Tri Delta, the Greek stereotypes that are being promoted may discourage people from getting involved and getting to know what the true sorority experience is about," Shimberg said. "Some of the superficial behavior comes across the character lines and it comes across as though the show is
supporting them."
Shimberg said she does not want any of negative behaviors to become glamorized to any students, not just Greek students. Additionally, Shimberg is concerned with how the women of Greek life specifically are being portrayed.
"I really think that its import that everyone understand and recognizes that college students and Greek women are multifaceted and are very committed ... Those kinds of things have not been depicted on the show today," Shimberg said.
In an effort to educate the public about Greek life and the false depiction of sorority life shown through ABC Family's show, Tri Delta has given several statements, the first being issued July 9, in regards to Greek.
"We have been very proactive speaking out about the show," Shimberg said. "Even before it aired we reached out to ABC Family and offered Tri Delta as a resource so they could make some female lines more reflective of the Greek experience, but they never responded."
On the Miami campus, the Tri Delta chapter has been made aware of the situation and has been asked to make the sisters aware of the problems found with the show Greek.
community is perceived on the program, as it fails to highlight the positive aspects of Greek life while focusing mainly on the social component," Makulec said. "The program also promotes underage drinking to its target audience, which includes many of our future potential new members."
According to Shimberg, Tri Delta is nationally concerned with how stereotypical behavior of Greek life is being portrayed-binge drinking, promiscuous sex and drug use.
"To me and Tri Delta, the Greek stereotypes that are being promoted may discourage people from getting involved and getting to know what the true sorority experience is about," Shimberg said. "Some of the superficial behavior comes across the character lines and it comes across as though the show is
supporting them."
Shimberg said she does not want any of negative behaviors to become glamorized to any students, not just Greek students. Additionally, Shimberg is concerned with how the women of Greek life specifically are being portrayed.
"I really think that its import that everyone understand and recognizes that college students and Greek women are multifaceted and are very committed ... Those kinds of things have not been depicted on the show today," Shimberg said.
In an effort to educate the public about Greek life and the false depiction of sorority life shown through ABC Family's show, Tri Delta has given several statements, the first being issued July 9, in regards to Greek.
"We have been very proactive speaking out about the show," Shimberg said. "Even before it aired we reached out to ABC Family and offered Tri Delta as a resource so they could make some female lines more reflective of the Greek experience, but they never responded."
On the Miami campus, the Tri Delta chapter has been made aware of the situation and has been asked to make the sisters aware of the problems found with the show Greek.
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Cary Dice
posted 8/31/07 @ 10:06 AM EST
I've been in the advertising agency business for over thirty years. When I started, there were still some vestiges of what you can see on AMC's "Mad Men" series - most women were secretaries, smoking was widespread in the office, cocktails at lunch, etc. (Continued…)
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Taylor O
posted 8/31/07 @ 10:43 AM EST
The Greek community rests upon five pillars: pointless philanthropy, drinking and sex, false self-esteem, friendship by proximity (not authentic values), and conformity. (Continued…)
Dylan A.
posted 8/31/07 @ 10:47 AM EST
Lets be honest here, the show depicts what most people think of when they think of the greek system and a show about "brothers and sisters" doing community service work would not be that interesting now would it?
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